Motor-operated handsaw



Oct. 6I A. T. RICARD MOTOR OPERATED HANDSAW Original Filed June 14. 1923 Patented Oct. 6, 1925.

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raamty rn'usraemo, or wmnsomfcaNajn have invented certain;newV andluseful yIm- -prtwements'- in MotorOp)erated Handsaws, of which the following'xis'a specification.

' Thisinvention` relatesto, certain newjand Vfusefulimprovenients 'motor operated hand! f "saws whereinjthe s'a'wjblade is adaptedto be, p y p Y v "into f fa longitudinally extending rectangular 'Y reciprocated while a supporting frvafn'iestruc ture therefor "fis rigidlyy heldfagainst "move "rotating plaisanteries a-saw bade'.-

v Another object .of-,the invention is to prof; jv vidainamotorV 'operated'hand saw of the-` type above set forth, a novel type of antifriction bearing between the disk 10 and slot Walls of the saw carrying plate.

'With the above and other oblects in view as the nature of the invention 1s better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view, artly broken away, of a motor operated and saw constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line III-III of Fig. 1 showing the motor operated mechanism for reciprocating the saw blade,

Figure 4 is a fragmentar side elevational view with the several wa ls of the frame structure removed and showing the pin and slot connection between the motor driven disk and the reciprocating plates that support the saw blade,

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on lines V-V of Fig. 1,

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail sectional View, and

Figure 7 is awfragmentary detail sectional fyvithin"l the V"frame andI view showing :the antiffriction-" connection between the rotatable disk-andreciprocating leaning mor 'n detail ,ai he abmpanymg drawing, there is :illustrated amo;- tor operatedzhand saw embody-ing a vframe structure having a sidewall-with a hand grip ory handle ,2 fpreferablyjformed integral therewith,the` inner vface of ,the yWall .1 being provided-wia repression mbe @ha @tens f paket. a fhaaclosed by an opposai-k side wall 4-rlemovably secured tothe,wallfl` as at 5 the? forward vl end l of the` pocket It,V being tlie''stub' shaft, `(iwithin the desilie,ssion,f2` f, A ldisk 1()\'is journaldon the pin l1 anchored in the wall 1 and is disposed in the pocket 3, one side of the peripheral portion of the disk 10 being provided with geared teeth 12 that extend into the depression 2 in mesh with the pinion 9 as clearly shown in Fig. 3. p An elongated rectangular plate 13 having a saw blade 14 Secured as at 15 to the outer end thereof is reciprocably mounted in the pocket 3, the opposite sides of the inner end of the plate 13 and the upper and lower edges thereof carrying anti-friction bearing balls 16 contacting the adjacent faces of the pocket 3 and removable wall 4 as shown in In the use of the saw, the operator gripsY the handle 2 and holds the fra-me structure rigidly supported against movement, the flexible shaft 8 rotating the pinion 9 and toothed portion 12 of the disk 10, causing rotation of the disk and reciprocating movement of the saw carrying pla-te 13 through the medium of the block and slot connection 19 and 17 between the disk and plate 13. During rotation of the disk 10, the block 19 moves upwardly and downwardly in the slot 17 over the anti-friction bearing balls 18 to cause the plate 13 to be moved back and forth in the pocket 3, or reciprocated there-y in to imparta similar movement to the saw blade 14. i

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe present in- .p

vention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. v

What is claimed as new is 1. A hand saw comprising a` frame having a hollow sideawall and provided with a hand grip at one end, the inner face of said side wall having a circular recess therein, `a removable wall Secured to said side wall and forming a cover plate therefor, whereby :to form a pocket in said frame open at the front end thereof, asaw supporting member including a plate slidable in and out of said pocket and having a transverse slotveXtending across its inner end, a disk in said recess,

ing in said slot, means to rota-te said disk,

edges of said plate and bearing on the top and bottom sides of said pocket, and other bearing balls housed in the faces of said plate and bearing a ainst the cover plarte andlthe opposed su ace of the hollow side wa 2. A hand saw comprising a frame having a hollow side wall and provided with a hand grlp at one end, the inner face of said side wall having a circular recess therein, a removable wall secured to said side wall and forming a cover plate therefor, whereby to form a pocket in said frame open at the front end thereof, a saw supporting member including a plate slidable in and out of said pocket and having a transverse slot extending across its inner end, a disk in said recess, a pin projecting from said disk and engaging in said slot, means to rotate said plate and bearing balls on the to and bottom edges of said platev and bearing on the top and bottom sides of said pocket, other bearingballs housed in the faces of said plate and. bearing against the cover plate and the opposed surface of the hollow side wall, bearing balls housed in the side edges of said slot, and a substantially rectangular head" swivelled on said pin and engaging said last mentioned bearing balls.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

ALPHONSE T. RICARD. 

